Dallas vs. Los Angeles
Computer Occupations, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Dallas's median is 13.9% higher — but after local prices, Dallas still leads by 21.8%.
Dallas's median $127,360 buys $123,500 at national prices (price parity 103.1); Los Angeles's $109,700 buys $96,600 (113.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Los Angeles against Dallas.
| Dallas | Los Angeles | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 19,540 | 20,060 | +2.7% |
| 10th percentile | $60,600 | $49,720 | −18.0% |
| 25th percentile | $82,560 | $72,340 | −12.4% |
| Median | $127,360 | $109,700 | −13.9% |
| 75th percentile | $160,510 | $163,210 | +1.7% |
| 90th percentile | $177,180 | $203,490 | +14.8% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Computer Occupations, All Other in Dallas · Computer Occupations, All Other in Los Angeles
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